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AXA Plans Additional Acquisitions in Brazil’s Expanding Insurance Market

May 9 2016 // AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, is open to more acquisitions to keep expanding in Brazil even as Latin America’s largest economy suffers its deepest recession on record.AXA expects Brazil’s 360...

AXA’s Q1 Revenue Rises 1% on Higher P&C Premiums

May 4 2016 // AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, said first-quarter revenue gained 1 percent, helped by higher prices and volumes from property & casualty operations especially in Germany, the U.K. and faster-developing nations...

XL Catlin Names Huang as Asia U/W Manager, War, Terrorism & Political Violence

May 2 2016 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced that Carrie Huang has been promoted to the position of Asia underwriting manager for War, Terrorism and Political Violence.Based in Singapore, she will be responsible for...

XL Catlin Names Zurich’s Riordan to Head Global Political Risk, Trade Credit Unit

Apr 22 2016 // XL Catlin has appointed Dan Riordan as president, Global Political Risk & Trade Credit (PRTC), reporting to Neil Robertson XL Catlin’s chief executive, Global Specialty, Insurance.The appointment also marks a...

AXA & Chaucer Form Strategic Partnership to Provide African Specialty Insurance

Apr 19 2016 // AXA is targeting the rapidly expanding market for African specialty insurance by partnering with Chaucer, a Lloyd’s specialty insurance group.The new venture, called “AXA Africa Specialty Risks,” will be...

XL Catlin Appoints Guest as Country Manager Singapore – Insurance

Apr 19 2016 // XL Catlin’s insurance segment has appointed David Guest as country manager for Singapore. In this role, he is responsible for the development and growth of XL Catlin’s insurance business in Singapore, in...

XL Catlin Exec Heads Public-Private Forum to Close ‘Protection Gap’ for Disasters

Apr 19 2016 // The insurance industry, the United Nations and the World Bank have formed a public-private partnership designed to help bridge the “protection gap” for developing nations, which struggle increasingly from the...

XL Catlin Hires Gouraud as Head of Strategic Client & Broker Mgmt. – Insurance

Apr 14 2016 // XL Catlin announced it has appointed Philippe Gouraud as head of Strategic Client and Broker Management for its Insurance segment, effective April 15, 2016.Based in London, he reports to Kelly Lyles, chief regional...

AXA in Talks to Sell Most of UK Life Insurance & Wealth Investment Units: Sources

Apr 12 2016 // AXA SA, France’s largest insurer, is in talks to sell most of its U.K. life-insurance and wealth-investments units, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. AXA is likely to sell parts of the businesses,...

XL Catlin Launches New Cargo Policy for Marine Businesses

Apr 8 2016 // XL Catlin’s Americas Marine business has introduced its first new marine product, an enhanced insurance policy to offer more comprehensive cargo insurance coverage on a domestic, foreign or worldwide basis.Andrew...

Vollert Appointed CEO of AXA Germany, Joining from Allianz in September

Apr 8 2016 // AXA announced the appointment of Alexander Vollert as chief executive officer of AXA Germany. In addition, he will be appointed to AXA Group’s executive committee.This appointment will be effective as of Sept. 16,...

Ageas Completes Acquisition of AXA’s Portuguese Business for $215.2 Million

Apr 5 2016 // Ageas has completed the purchase of AXA’s Portuguese operations, which has a non-life business, a direct/internet non-life business and a life business.AXA said the sale was completed for a total cash consideration...

AXA Completes Acquisition of Charter Ping An Insurance in Philippines

Apr 5 2016 // AXA Philippines announced it has completed the acquisition of Charter Ping An Insurance Co. for €40 million ($45.6 million) from GT Capital. The acquisition of CPA, the fifth largest non-life insurer in the Philippines,...

Update: AXA’s Chairman & CEO De Castries to Retire Early; Buberl Named CEO

Mar 21 2016 // AXA SA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Henri de Castries is leaving earlier than expected, handing over the post of CEO to Thomas Buberl as France’s largest insurer splits its top jobs.De Castries, 61, will...

XL Catlin Restructures South Europe Insurance Operations; Managers Appointed

Mar 16 2016 // XL Catlin’s insurance segment announced that it has restructured its Southern Europe operations to include France alongside Italy and Iberia.Southern Europe is led by Regional Manager Bruno Laval, who takes on an...

XL Catlin Appoints Greggains as CEO of Canadian Insurance Operations

Mar 11 2016 // XL Catlin announced the appointment of Nick Greggains as chief executive officer of XL Catlin’s Canadian insurance operations.In his new role, Greggains will lead XL Catlin’s regional business strategy and...

XL Catlin Expands Crisis Management Product Suite in UK, Asia Pacific, Germany

Mar 10 2016 // XL Catlin has introduced “Active Assailant” coverage to its crisis management product suite to respond to the threat of physical attack faced by businesses and public service providers.“Active Assailant...

XL Catlin Expands Professional Liability Unit; Adds AIG’s Santiago

Mar 2 2016 // XL Catlin has announced the regional expansion of its Hartford-based Professional Liability underwriting operations, establishing offices in New York, Chicago, Denver and Toronto.According to Dan Kumpf, chief executive of...

XL Group Proposes Moving Domicile to Bermuda from Ireland

Feb 29 2016 // XL Group plc announced a proposal to change its parent holding company’s place of incorporation to Bermuda from Ireland.“Establishing our corporate home in Bermuda is a natural step for XL. XL has had a...

XL Catlin Names Brookman Sr. VP, Alternative Capital, in Newly Created Role

Feb 26 2016 // XL Catlin has appointed Daniel Brookman as senior vice president, Alternative Capital, a newly created role.Brookman was previously head of Capital Markets at Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. where he developed and managed...